Now there was a certain man... ...his name was Elkanah...
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Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the mountains
of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu,
the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. Josh. 17:17;
18; Ruth 1:2
Now Samuel said to all israel: "Indeed
I have Heeded your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king
over you. 1 Sam. 8:5, _7, _9
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"Now therefore,
"When
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"Then
"And the Lord
"And when you saw
"Now therefore, here is the king
"If you fear the Lord and serve Him
"However
"Now therefore, stand and see this great
thing which the Lord will do before your eyes:
"Is today not the wheat harvest?
I will call to the Lord, and He will send thunder and rain, that you may
perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the
sight of the Lord, in asking a king for yourselves." Ezra 10:9;
1 Sam. 8:7; Prov. 26:1